A number of regional and rural MPs have been given their stripes in new LNP leader Deb Frecklington’s shadow cabinet, announced on Friday afternoon.

Among them are Toowoomba North and Toowoomba South representatives, Trevor Watts and David Janetzki, Gympie’s Tony Perrett, Burnett’s Stephen Bennett, Gregory’s Lachlan Millar, and Warrego’s Ann Leahy.

Ms Leahy is one of four women, including leader Deb Frecklington, in the 18-person line-up.

The ‘west of the Great Divide’ flavour of the shadow cabinet is in stark contrast to Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s ministry announced on Tuesday, in which only two ministers were from outside Brisbane, from the Cairns and Townsville regions.

Ms Frecklington said when she was elected LNP leader on Tuesday, she and her deputy, Tim Mander, would push the reset button.

She described the shadow cabinet as a mix of experienced and new faces.

They include five former Newman government ministers in Andrew Powell, Ros Bate, Jarrod Bleijie, David Crisafulli, and John-Paul Langbroek.

Representing Surfers Paradise, Mr Langbroek, who contested Tuesday’s leadership ballot, and who has been a previous opposition leader and deputy LNP leader, has been given the Sport & Racing, and Commonwealth Games shadow ministry, as well as Multicultural Affairs.

New shadow Employment and Small Business minister, Fiona Simpson, is one of the longest-serving LNP representatives in the Parliament, with many shadow ministries, and was Speaker in the 2012-2015 Parliament.